Bruce T. Herbert, AIF

Bruce founded Newground to allow individuals and institutions to merge values with dollars — so as to achieve positive social and environmental outcomes without sacrifice to financial performance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Newground Social Investment. Seattle, WA — Founder, Chief Executive. 1994–present.
Registered Investment Advisor: socially conscious asset management, shareholder advocacy, portfolio guideline development, proxy voting services.

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR). New York, NY — Board of Governors. 1994–1998. Energy & Environment Steering Committee 1994–2001.
Developed Pulp & Paper Chlorine-Free Campaign, the Okefenokee Campaign, Pure Profit Initiative.

Northwest Coalition for Responsible Investment. Seattle, WA — Co-founder, first Director. 1994–1998.
Management change strategies, dialogue & shareholder resolutions on corporate accountability issues.

Progressive Investment Management.* Portland, OR — Vice-President Managed Accounts. 1990–1994.
Founded & directed Washington operations; Executive Committee; Investment Policy Committee.
* formerly Progressive Securities Financial Services

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Columbia, SC and Seattle, WA — Financial Consultant. 1984–1990.
Money management and financial planning for individual and institutional clients. In 1987 led firm in new business development (top 3% nationally).

EDUCATION, ADVANCED TRAINING, RECOGNITIONS

Center for Fiduciary Studies. Pennsylvania — Earned Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) designation in October 2003; Ongoing education to maintain currency 2003-present.

Powers of Leadership (POL). Whidbey Island, WA — Year-long leadership retreat cycle focused on Service and the Common Good, hosted by the Whidbey Institute. 2007-2008 cohort & 2008-2009 cohort.  (POL was created by Sharon Parks and Larry Daloz, currently Senior Fellows of the Whidbey Institute, in collaboration with the work of Ronald Heifetz of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School School of Government.)

Best Personal Wealth Managers in Seattle. Seattle, WA — Independent consumer survey conducted by Seattle Magazine. 2007, 2008 & 2011.

Rising Star Award. Keystone, CO — "For achievement in Socially Responsible Investing, SRI in the Rockies." 2004.  (SRI in the Rockies is the social investment movement's major conference of the year.)

Landmark Education. Seattle, WA — Completed the Curriculum for Living: Landmark Forum 12/2003, Advanced Course 3/2004, Self Expression and Leadership Program (SELP) 6/2004.
Completed the Communication Curriculum: Communication, Power to Create 12/2004, and Communication, Access to Power 3/2005.

Mayor's Small Business Award. Seattle, WA — Newground nominated for the City of Seattle's 17th Annual Mayor's Small Business Awards. 2000.

College for Financial Planning. Colorado — Completed Levels I, II, III (of VI) of Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. 1989–1991.

NASD / FINRA Accreditations: Passed qualifying exams for the Uniform Investment Advisor (Series 65), General Securities Principal (Series 24), General Securities Representative (Series 7), & Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63).

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Princeton, NJ — Advanced Portfolio Management Institute. 1988.

University of South Carolina School of Law. Columbia, SC — Estate and Gift Tax Planning. 1987–1988.

Wharton School of Business. Pennsylvania — Qualified Retirement Plans & Key Executive Arrangements. 1985–1986.  (Through the University of South Carolina Daniel School of Management.)

Humanitarian Award from the Migration and Refugee Services Office of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Seattle, WA — "In gratitude [for]...selfless dedication in assisting and caring for refugees." 1985.

University of Dublin, Trinity College. Dublin, Ireland — Post-graduate non-degree studies in Philosophy and Environmental Law. 1980–1981. Played on Field Hockey and Cricket club teams; Trinity College Climbing Club, made 1st-ascents of rock climbing routes in Spain and Ireland (one of which, in Spain, was considered at the time to be among the ten most difficult routes in the world).

University of South Carolina. Columbia, SC — Earned Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biology, with Deans List Honors. 1978–1980.

College of William & Mary. Williamsburg, VA — Undergraduate studies in Anthropology, Philosophy and English. 1975–1977. Worked at Colonial Williamsburg's celebrated King's Arms Tavern to help pay for education. Selected in freshman year for the Men's Soccer team, NCAA Division I.

Episcopal High School. Alexandria, VA — Four-year college preparatory boarding school. 1971–1975. High List; Two-time Gold Medal winner in Declaiming (reciting from memory); Lettered in Varsity Soccer & in Varsity Track; Voted "Best Waiter" by the student body.

VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENTS

Whidbey Institute at Chinook. Whidbey Island, WA — Board Member. 2006–present.

Washington Lawyers for Sustainability. Seattle, WA — Founding Advisory Board. 2010–2011.

Seattle Good Business Network. Seattle, WA — Advisory Board. 2010–present.

Social Investment Forum. Washington, DC — Member, 1989–present; Northwest Board Member, 1989–1993.

GreenFestival. Speaker: Washington, DC GreenFestival, 2008; and Seattle GreenFestival, 2008 & 2009. Seattle Host Committee. 2007–2010.

Institute for Children's Environmental Health. Whidbey Island, WA — Board Member, Executive Committee. 2003–2009.

Sierra Club. San Francisco, CA — Corporate Accountability Committee (a national body). 2004–2009.

Worldchanging.com. Seattle, WA — Seattle blogger team. 2007–2009.

Alliance to Defend the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). Washington, DC — Founding member, Steering Committee. 2003–2009.

Seattle Greendrinks. Seattle, WA — Founding Advisory Board. 2006-2007.

Network for Business Innovation & Sustainability. Seattle University — Executive Steering Committee. 2005–2007.

Bainbridge Graduate Institute. Bainbridge Island, WA — Friends of BGI. 2005–2007.

Freedom From Fear Campaign. Seattle, WA — Founding Organizer. 2007–2008.

Americans for a Fair Estate Tax. Boston, MA — Lobbying in Washington, DC to preserve the estate tax. March 2004. Delegation led by Bill Gates, Sr. and Paul Volcker (respectively: Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve.).

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE). Seattle, WA — Leadership Council, Treasurer. 2003–2010.

Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability. Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University, Seattle, WA — Executive Planning Committee. 2003–2008

Seattle Thunder. Seattle, WA — Steering Committee, 2003–2008; Presenter with Tom Hayden at 2002 Rolling Thunder.

Conversation Cafés. Seattle, WA — Host, Organizing participant. 2002–2007.

Washington Council on International Trade. Seattle, WA — Member, Corporate Social Responsibility Roundtable, 2002–2003.

Your Money or Your Life, by Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez (founders of The New Roadmap Foundation). Seattle, WA — Invited by author to re-write Chapter 9 (the investment chapter) of this celebrated and best-selling work. 2001.

Museum of Flight. Seattle, WA — Head of Public Programs, 2002; Development Committee, 2001–2003.

Pike Place Market Historical Commission. Seattle, WA — Commissioner (Mayoral appointment) 2000–2006; Executive Committee, 2001–2003.

Social Justice Fund Northwest.* Seattle, WA — Endowment Committee, 1991–1992; Finance Committee, 2000–2009.  * formerly A Territory Resource Foundation (ATR)

Civil Air Patrol. Seattle, WA — Air search & rescue Observer, and Mission Pilot trainee. 1999–2001.

United for a Fair Economy. Boston, MA — Trainer on economic justice issues. 1998–2000.

Irish Parades Emergency Committee. New York, NY — Human Rights Observer in Northern Ireland. Summer 1998 (the year the Good Friday Peace Accord was signed).

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR). New York, NY — Board of Governors. 1994–1998. Energy & Environment Steering Committee 1994–2001.
Developed Pulp & Paper Chlorine-Free Campaign, the Okefenokee Campaign, Pure Profit Initiative.

Seattle Public Theater. Seattle, WA — Board Member. 1992–1995.

Cascadia Quest. Seattle, WA — Co-Founder, Board Secretary. 1992–1994.

Edward E. Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center. University of Washington, Seattle, WA — Co-Founder. 1992–1994.

Sustainable Seattle. Seattle, WA — Trustee. 1991–1995.

Northwest AIDS Foundation. Seattle, WA — Volunteer. 1991–1994.

Cascadia Revolving Fund. Seattle, WA — Investor Services Committee. 1991–1993.

St. Mark's Cathedral, Ecology/Spirituality Group. Seattle, WA — Steering Committee. 1989–1993.
(This committee later evolved into the organization Earth Ministry)

Migration & Refugee Services. Seattle, WA — Teacher, English as a Second Language (ESL). 1983–1984.

University of Puget Sound Pacific Rim Program. Tacoma, WA — Cultural & Academic Studies in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Pakistan. 1982–1983.

Washington Environmental Council. Seattle, WA — Volunteer Writer. 1981–1983.

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